Welcome to the resource center for Essentials of Computer Organization and Architecture, Second Edition - an academic resource focused on the function and design of the various components necessary to process information digitally.

"I am enthusiastic about this text. It is hands down, the best book I have seen for the computer science student. It provides detail and rigor without falling knee deep into engineering minutia. I will adopt it the minute it is published!"

- Robert Franks
Central College

"I liked the treatment of different strategies a disc controller might use in servicing requests. ... I think the text has many good features and should be competitive."